The DV-2019 Program ended on 30 September 2019. If you were not issued a visa by this date, then your case has ended. No further visas will be issued for the 2019 program year.

Please note that the DV-2021 status check date reflected on the Program Instructions available on the Diversity Visa Process page has been changed to June 6, 2020. Starting June 6, 2020, you will be able to check the status of your entry by returning to dvlottery.state.gov, clicking on Entrant Status Check, and entering your unique confirmation number and personal information. You must use Entrant Status Check to check if you have been selected for DV-2021 and if selected, to check your immigrant visa interview appointment date. The U.S. government will not inform you directly.

Only visa applicants are required to participate in the interview. Your sponsor/petitioner does not attend the visa interview.

Interpreters

Currently, we have interpreters for the languages of Amharic,Tigrinya, Kiswahili, Kikuyu, Luo, and Somali. If you require your interview to be conducted in any other language, you must bring your own interpreter (who has photo identification) with you to your interview.